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The WS-X6500-SFM2 is a Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch fabric module. With a Supervisor Engine 2 in the chassis, the backplane runs at 32 Gbps on the shared bus alone and at 256 Gbps once a WS-X6500-SFM2 or WS-C6500-SFM is installed.
The module goes in slot 5 or slot 6 of a Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E, 6509-NEB or 6509-NEB-A chassis, and in slot 7 or slot 8 of a Catalyst 6513. The Catalyst 6503, 6503-E and 6504-E chassis do not support it.
Supervisor Engine 32 and Supervisor Engine 32 PISA do not support the module. Supervisor Engine 720, 720-10GE and 2T have their own switching fabric, and a WS-X6500-SFM2 cannot be installed in the same chassis as a Supervisor Engine 720. A Supervisor Engine 2 such as the WS-X6K-S2-MSFC2 Supervisor Engine 2 is the matching supervisor.
For a 6509-E chassis, see the WS-C6509-E 9-slot chassis. Other Catalyst 6500 modules are in the Cisco switch category.
Related part: WS-C6500-SFM Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch Fabric Module
| Product type | Catalyst 6500 switch fabric module |
| Part number | WS-X6500-SFM2 |
| Related fabric module | WS-C6500-SFM |
| Slot, 6506/6506-E/6509/6509-E/6509-NEB/6509-NEB-A | Slot 5 or slot 6 |
| Slot, 6513 | Slot 7 or slot 8 |
| Backplane with Supervisor Engine 2 | 256 Gbps (32 Gbps shared bus without a fabric module) |
| Not supported with | Supervisor Engine 32, Supervisor Engine 32 PISA, Supervisor Engine 720, Supervisor Engine 720-10GE, Supervisor Engine 2T |
| Not supported in chassis | Catalyst 6503, 6503-E, 6504-E |
| Compatible with | Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E, 6509-NEB, 6509-NEB-A and 6513 chassis with Supervisor Engine 2 |